Michigan Meets Ohio State in Ultimate NCAA Football Betting Showdown

At the beginning of the season Michigan was derided for its inability to defeat its top rivals. On the whole the Ohio State has owned the Wolverines since 2004. Since then Michigan has just one solitary win over the Buckeyes. And that was when the Scarlet and Gray had an interim head coach in 2011. In fact, Michigan has not scored an NCAA Football betting straight up win at Ohio State since 2000. But there is a sense that this may be the year all of that ends. In the same way the Buckeyes seem to be falling fast.

Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Date and Time: Saturday, November 24, 2018, noon ET

Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

NCAA Football Betting Odds at SBG:

Team

Spread

Total

Michigan

-4 (-110)

57 (-110)

Ohio State

+4 (-110)

40½ (-110)

Michigan vs. Ohio State TV Coverage: FOX

Michigan Wolverines

While both Michigan and Ohio State boast 10-1 records from there, the similarities end. The Wolverines have paid in six games compared to four covers for OSU. Additionally, there is a profound difference in the defensive abilities of these ancient rivals. Michigan has the top ranked defense in the land. Contrarily the Buckeyes rank a subpar 70th nationally for defense. The winner of this game goes to the Big Ten Championship next Saturday.

Ohio State Buckeyes

Last week Ohio State barely escaped Maryland with a 52-51 overtime win. The Terrapins blew a two-point conversion by missing a wide-open pass to lose the game. Extending that is the way the Buckeyes defense was rendered helpless. Indeed, they could not stop Maryland no matter what was tried. In like manner head coach Urban Meyer was distraught throughout the game. Meyer was often bent over in anguish even as his team was meeting and planning. More emphatically it was a bad look that appeared to be a ticking time bomb.

Michigan has been a subpar NCAA Football Betting value on the road under Jim Harbaugh. To begin with the Maize and Blue has paid in just two of their last eight games away from home. Five of their last six road tilts have gone under the total. Balanced against that is the red ink gushed by Ohio State at home. The Buckeyes have gotten the money in just six of their last 17 games at the Horseshoe. Four of their last five home tilts have gone under the total.

Team vs. Team

Michigan has been the superior online wagering value in this series despite OSU’s straight up dominance. For example, the Wolverines have covered four of their last five against Ohio State. And the last five meetings have gone over the total. So too has Michigan come away with the cash in their last two visits to the Horseshoe. Both of those games went over the total.

Matchup to Watch

Of major concern is the defensive disparity in this matchup. Michigan brings a huge NCAA Football Betting advantage with their stop unit. Simultaneously the Buckeyes defense is not championship caliber.

Michigan vs. Ohio State NCAA Football Betting

To conclude this looks like Michigan’s year to finally crack the Buck nuts.